CLE
Spring
2007
29th
annual
Kenneth M. Piper Lecture
"Religion and the Workplace"
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
1.5 MCLE hours
On Tuesday, March 27, Chicago-Kent’s Institute for
Law and the Workplace will present the 29th annual Kenneth
M. Piper Lecture, “Religion and the Workplace”, from 11:30-1:00pm,
in the auditorium.
Lecturer:
Thomas C. Kohler, Concurrent Professor of Law and Philosophy
Commentators:
Kim Bobo, Executive Director, Interfaith Worker Justice
Robert D. Campbell, Senior Vice President of Human
Resources, NiSource Inc.
Professor Kohler will outline the strong link between religion
and current U.S. labor and employment law. He will discuss
how the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor
Standards Act have deep roots in Catholic social thought
and the Protestant social gospel movement, and that Title
VII would have been unthinkable without the involvement
of African-American Protestant churches. Professor Kohler
will suggest that any new employment regulatory regime will
have to take religious insights into account, since they
provide an alternative to the understanding of the human
person that informs dominant forms of ordering. He will
discuss why, without its religious roots, law designed to
protect workers has become increasingly irrelevant. The
commentary by Kim Bobo and Robert Campbell will include
insights on the practical implications of Professor Kohler’s
thesis.
All faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend.
24th
annual
Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference
April 26-27, 2007
11.0 MCLE hours
26th
annual Federal Tax Institute
May 3-4, 2007
10.0 MCLE hours
26th
annual
Conference on Not-For-Profit Organizations
June 8, 2007
6.25 MCLE hours
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